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Household of Thomas Welch (born 1838)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, Lancashire, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Thomas Welch and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Welch, born in 1838 in Kilkenny, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ellen Welch, born in 1837 in Kilkenny, Ireland. They had 6 children; John (born 1858 in Kilkenny, Ireland), Margaret (born 1864 in St Helen's, Lancashire, England), William (born 1866 in St Helen's, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1868 in St Helen's, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1873 in St Helen's, Lancashire, England) and Richard (born 1880 in St Helen's, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Welch's household

Male

Thomas

Welch

Head
Female

Ellen

Welch

Wife
Male

John

Welch

Son
Female

Margaret

Welch

Daughter
Male

William

Welch

Son
Female

Ellen

Welch

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Welch

Son
Male

Richard

Welch

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Welch
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Kilkenny, Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Welch

Head

Married

43

1838

Kilkenny, Ireland

Ellen

Welch

Wife

Married

44

1837

Kilkenny, Ireland

John

Welch

Son

Single

23

1858

Kilkenny, Ireland

Margaret

Welch

Daughter

Single

17

1864

St Helen's, Lancashire, England

William

Welch

Son

Single

15

1866

St Helen's, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Welch

Daughter

Single

13

1868

St Helen's, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Welch

Son

Single

8

1873

St Helen's, Lancashire, England

Richard

Welch

Son

Single

1

1880

St Helen's, Lancashire, England

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